Add some weight for some glue and paint and it will still be light. This motor with a 4x3" graupner speedcamprop delivers ample of power. She might even go vertical, time will tell. I wonder if an extra servo for rudder control will give better ground control.

Hi Robert,
From what I learned by building the bipes: the upper wing is absolutely the last thing you want to attach to the plane... it is always on the way for everthing else....:-)
Play with your componets to make sure that you will get a proper CG before you set it up for good. Looks like you will need to move the motor forward to get CG right.
The rudder servo certainly would help with the ground control but you can add it later after have some experience just flying it from your hand.
Good luck on your project,
Janusz

my first plane with a GWS rx had a range of about 53ft I had the rx sandwiched between the battry and the rx with the antenna running through the fuse and coming out on the top in front of the rudder and raped over the top of the rudder left to dangle...

I took it apart at the field and one of the locals told me to move the rx as far back as the wires would allow leaving the esc and battery mounted on either side of the motor wires right against the endbell... never had a problem since... I htink I have some pics posted somewhere in this thread.

I can still move the RX back. Leads are plenty long and it is currently only held in place with double sided tape. There is some space between the esc and the RX and the antenna runs freely over the opposite sie of the fuse from the elevator servo. Currently the CG is at the leading edge of the lower wing. What is the correct CG for this plane? I think it should be about 8 mm in front of the leading edge of the lower wing.

The ailerons are pretty thick but they will be sanded down futher. So far only the top side has been sanded. What exactly was the problem with the thick ailerons? How did it influence the flight characteristics?

As far as the top wing goes.. Beginners error. Can't really get it loose without damaging the wing. I will try to adjust any bad direction by putting in some new struds of carbon.

Still need some mini magnets for holding down the battery-hatch. Any suggestions?

I can still move the RX back. Leads are plenty long and it is currently only held in place with double sided tape. There is some space between the esc and the RX and the antenna runs freely over the opposite sie of the fuse from the elevator servo. Currently the CG is at the leading edge of the lower wing. What is the correct CG for this plane? I think it should be about 8 mm in front of the leading edge of the lower wing.

The ailerons are pretty thick but they will be sanded down futher. So far only the top side has been sanded. What exactly was the problem with the thick ailerons? How did it influence the flight characteristics?

As far as the top wing goes.. Beginners error. Can't really get it loose without damaging the wing. I will try to adjust any bad direction by putting in some new struds of carbon.

Still need some mini magnets for holding down the battery-hatch. Any suggestions?

I'll keep you informed!

Robert

I got a set of 12 tiny neo magnets from the Dollar store.. I was looking the other day and they ran out.

If I see them again I'll get a bunch

edit.. oops.. I guess you don"t have a dollar store in The Netherlands